Category: Campus News

Major: Nursing (B.S.), Nursing Education (M.S.)Hometown: Marcy, NYGraduation Month/Year: B.S. 2018, M.S. 2022 Krysta Beha is currently a Nursing Instructor at the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing. Why did you choose SUNY Poly?I chose SUNY Poly for the strong nursing program and for the opportunity to compete on the women’s lacrosse team as an undergraduate. …

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Summer is an excellent time for students to obtain practical experience in their field of study. Over the summer months, many SUNY Poly students choose to pursue an internship or other applied learning experience to satisfy a degree requirement, gain experience, and build connections with employers in careers they are interested in pursuing. Read about …

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Students from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and universities across the United States participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) this summer. SUNY Poly’s SURP provided the 21 students who participated in the program with a unique opportunity to spend 10 weeks conducting hands-on research at SUNY Poly’s Albany and Utica campuses. This innovative, …

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 Name: Haley Couch Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology Hometown: East Otis, Massachusetts Why did you choose SUNY Poly? My senior year of high school I came to visit SUNY Poly on my way back home from another college. There wasn’t an open house or anything going on besides a normal day on campus and within …

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 Name: Julia Jaikin, D.C. SUNY Poly Degree: B.A. in Psychology Hometown: Dolgeville, New York Graduation Year: 2016 Dr. Julia Jaikin is currently practicing as a chiropractor at Central New York Spine & Rehab, a multi-disciplinary clinic with neurologists, neurosurgeons and pain management doctors. Why did you choose to transfer to SUNY Poly? When I …

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A few years before moving to New York City to pursue a career in cybersecurity – specifically within the specialty of bot mitigation – SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) alumnus Niranjan Addanki could be found scrambling between classrooms in Donovan Hall, eagerly working to tackle his next big-data research project. A native of India, Niranjan …

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Utica native Justine Imundo M.S., ‘17, ’18, admits a career in software development might have been overlooked if her interest in the STEM field had not been piqued by an opportunity in high school through the BOCES Regional Program for Excellence. Justine, who currently works as a Software Developer for Capraro Technologies Inc., Utica, first …

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“Working with students and helping them launch their careers” that is what Dr. John Marsh, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science, enjoys the most about working at SUNY Poly. Before entering the world of academics and wearing the multiple hats of an Associate Professor, and Program Chair, Dr. Marsh studied physics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …

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He provides all aspects of career services to a variety of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni seeking professional career or graduate school opportunities. And in just five years, Director of Career Services Dr. Sim J. Covington Jr. has made an incredible difference in the future of many students who pass through his …

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Whether it’s on the court en route to national championships or in the classroom on the path to academic success, Director of Student Academic Success Michelle Kent-Landes strives to bring out the best of students no matter the setting. Helping to oversee tutoring resources offered to students, Michelle’s goal is to make sure any student …

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When he was in the U.S. Navy, Shannon Pritting participated in months-long NATO humanitarian deployments that covered many European and Caribbean countries, supervised a nine-man team and held Top Secret Security Clearance. He was responsible for all incoming and outgoing data as well as computer and electronics maintenance, and all levels of information collection, organization, …

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